S) "24 And he looked up and said, 'I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.' 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, 'Don’t even go into the village.'"
Mark 8:24-26 (NASB)
O) So, in a fairly unique example, we see Jesus healing some one in non-immediate fashion. It's immediately evident that some healing takes place. The man can see men "like trees, walking around." so he has some blurry impression. I wonder how the man would have reacted, had Jesus left it at that... thankfully, Jesus is not in the business of partially healing people, partially freeing people, or partially redeeming people.
A) I initially chose this verse because it's a great example for us to pray in faith and to recognize that God will heal in stages, sometimes. It's good so that we aren't fooled into feeling like failures when we pray for a woman to be healed and God heals her cold, but she's still in a wheelchair. We can take the small victory and keep praying for the bigger miracle. But, in dwelling on the passage and typing out my thoughts, I really see that this is an example that the LORD is a God of completion. I don't want to be satisfied seeing men like trees. Especially, when I have a pressing need I want to press into God, strive in seeking Him, and sincerely push myself until I have received the miracle I need. I don't want to settle, and certainly not with God.
P) Father, I have seen the good work You have done in me, but don't let me be satisfied by half-miracles. In Philippians 1:6, Your Word says that You will finish the good work You started and I want to seek You out for that. I don't want to be easily satisfied. I will be content and I will be thankful, but I still want to see clearly, every blessing You have in store. Holy Spirit, open my ears to hear and my eyes to see, so that I do not miss what the Lord has for me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
A) I initially chose this verse because it's a great example for us to pray in faith and to recognize that God will heal in stages, sometimes. It's good so that we aren't fooled into feeling like failures when we pray for a woman to be healed and God heals her cold, but she's still in a wheelchair. We can take the small victory and keep praying for the bigger miracle. But, in dwelling on the passage and typing out my thoughts, I really see that this is an example that the LORD is a God of completion. I don't want to be satisfied seeing men like trees. Especially, when I have a pressing need I want to press into God, strive in seeking Him, and sincerely push myself until I have received the miracle I need. I don't want to settle, and certainly not with God.
P) Father, I have seen the good work You have done in me, but don't let me be satisfied by half-miracles. In Philippians 1:6, Your Word says that You will finish the good work You started and I want to seek You out for that. I don't want to be easily satisfied. I will be content and I will be thankful, but I still want to see clearly, every blessing You have in store. Holy Spirit, open my ears to hear and my eyes to see, so that I do not miss what the Lord has for me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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